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MAY 2012 ISSUE
Food for Thought is an ongoing column-with-a-conscience that focuses on exciting new discoveries in the foodie world.
Food for Thought is an ongoing column-with-a-conscience that focuses on exciting new discoveries in the foodie world. Over the course of a few months, photographer and author Edward Pond had the privilege of taking pictures of several dozen Toronto chefs commissioned by Evergreen Brick Works for their Fifth Annual Picnic at the Brick Works. This [...]
Food for Thought is an ongoing column-with-a-conscience that focuses on exciting new discoveries in the foodie world. When you consider where to get your favourite treat, do you ponder the impact the business has on the community or how it treats its employees? Do you say, “I wonder if the bacon in this ice cream [...]
Food for Thought is an ongoing column-with-a-conscience that focuses on exciting new discoveries in the foodie world. The emphasis is local, the location is downtown Toronto, and the place is The Bowery. It’s rather fitting that its name means farm in Dutch. Chef Tawfik Shehata, a former farm owner himself, is at the helm, bringing fresh, [...]
Food for Thought is an ongoing column-with-a-conscience that focuses on exciting new discoveries in the foodie world. Over 35,000 attendees and 100 plus exhibitors will descend upon Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, on Saturday, July 16, 2011, to take part in a lively, upbeat, street party celebrating green living. The Live Green Toronto Festival [...]
Food for Thought is an ongoing column-with-a-conscience that focuses on exciting new discoveries in the foodie world. Savoring exotic Vosges’ chocolate means experiencing the finest ingredients the world over, while embracing the oddity and deliciousness of unique combinations. Vosges Haut Chocolat owner and chocolatier, Katrina Markoff, personally chooses every spice, flower and chocolate used in [...]
Food for Thought is an ongoing column-with-a-conscience that focuses on exciting new discoveries in the foodie world. What does it mean when we say something is larger than life? Does familiar, good-looking food influence how we eat? If food had a voice, what message would it tell us? Christopher Boffoli is a food writer and [...]
Food for Thought is an ongoing column-with-a-conscience that focuses on exciting new discoveries in the foodie world. Chef and Owner Didier Leroy of Didier Restaurant and business partner Tory Edwards have teamed up with some of Toronto’s finest chefs (Hiro Yoshida, Doug McNish, Misha Nesterenko, Mali Fernandez and Patrick McMurray) and celebrity hosts (Kevin Brauch [...]
Food for Thought is an ongoing column-with-a-conscience that focuses on exciting new discoveries in the foodie world. Refrigerate, shake well, drink and enjoy the fruit of ethical labour. Repeat. Given a lack of organic and fair trade juice on the Canadian market, La Siembra Co-Operative, renowned for their certified organic and fair trade coffee and [...]
Food for Thought is an ongoing column-with-a-conscience that focuses on exciting new discoveries in the foodie world. Children in Africa are beginning to take interest in gardening. Through experience in the garden and in classroom lessons, students are learning how to recognize and cultivate local fruits and vegetables, which are then cooked for school [...]
Food for Thought is an ongoing column-with-a-conscience that focuses on exciting new discoveries in the foodie world. Well-Raised Meat & Better Butchers As consumers, we have the ability and power to positively impact how food is bought and sold—and this is especially true for meat. The choices we make at our local butcher and/or [...]
Marian is a graduate of the Stratford Chef School, a culinary teacher and a member of Slow Food. She has appeared on Fox TV, Time Warner and Canada’s Food Network, and she has represented the iconic British AGA Cooker as North America’s Brand Manager. Marian currently works as the Director of Culinary Development at Chef Events Canada Inc. She enjoys strolling through weekend farmers’ markets (with cute farmers) to catch up on what’s in season.
Ken is our story-behind-the-food guy, always setting out to uncover new and interesting food with a conscience stories. A full-time eater, freelance writer, digital marketer, Sake aficionado and family man, Ken is always researching ways to care for his palate, his family and the planet. He is a die-hard supporter of local restaurants with a heart, but he ventures out to all types of restaurants to uncover the gems. You can find Ken at a local food provider, chatting up owners and chefs about everything from sustainability to weather.
Bamboo Magazine is the North American authority on contemporary, urban living for the fashion forward and the forward thinking. Bamboo is a consumer destination that covers beauty, fashion, design, food, lifestyle, entertaining, celebrity culture, travel and more. We feature editorials, photo spreads and articles that celebrate contemporary living, always with a layer of stylish eco and responsible living.
Andrea, contributor to the Food for Thought column, is a conscious omnivore with an adventurous spirit for eating, willing to taste almost anything once. She is just as happy eating at nose-to-tail meat restaurants as at raw, vegan ones. Andrea is also a farmer’s market junkie with bonds to her food providers. She devours books about food and reads cookbooks as if they’re paperbacks. Her secret eco-conscious admission: she feels sad whenever she witnesses organic waste not meeting a green bin or compost container.
www.canadianfoodiegirl.com
Bamboo Magazine is the North American authority on contemporary, urban living for the fashion forward and the forward thinking. Bamboo is a consumer destination that covers beauty, fashion, design, food, lifestyle, entertaining, celebrity culture, travel and more. We feature editorials, photo spreads and articles that celebrate contemporary living, always with a layer of stylish eco and responsible living.
Bamboo Magazine is the North American authority on contemporary, urban living for the fashion forward and the forward thinking. Bamboo is a consumer destination that covers beauty, fashion, design, food, lifestyle, entertaining, celebrity culture, travel and more. We feature editorials, photo spreads and articles that celebrate contemporary living, always with a layer of stylish eco and responsible living.
KristinAnn is one of Bamboo’s lifestyle writers, talking shop with famous faces in the sustainability scene. She has a serious passion for uncovering the do gooders in the industry, which she pairs with a flair for fashion and a dose of warm, genuine southern personality. When not talking about, buzzing about or writing about eco fashion and celebrities, KristinAnn runs The Vanguard PR, and enjoys eating barbecue chips dipped in barbecue sauce.
www.thevanguardpr.com
